Landscape Employee in Critical Condition after Collision

A 61-year-old landscape worker is in critical condition
after being hit by a truck in Arizona. Octavio Herrera, an employee of Snappy
Lawn Services in Phoenix, has undergone eight hours of brain surgery, but is
still unconscious.

According to investigators, the tragedy started with two
teenage drivers racing each other. One of the teens ran through a stop sign and
smashed into a truck. The collision sent the truck through a cinder-block wall
and into Herrera. He was the only person involved in the crash to suffer
life-threatening injuries.

In the wake of the crash, both the community and his
employers have come together to help him. Snappy Lawn Services, as well as
several of Herrera’s customers, have put together a bank account to help raise
money for his medical expenses.

The two teenage drivers, 17-year-old Jose Gonzalez and 16-year-old
Esteban Chavez, have been arrested; both of them were booked for aggravated
assault and endangerment. They are expected to be charged as adults.